Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta
Date: 20171025
Docket: 1503 17292
Registry: Edmonton
Between:
Kieran Szuchewycz
Applicant
- and -
Her Majesty In Right of Canada As Represented by the Attorney General of Canada
Respondent
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Reasons for Decision
of the
Honourable Madam Justice A.B. Inglis
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Introduction
[1]
Mr. Kieran Szuchewycz [Applicant] contests the constitutionality of three sections of the
Canada Elections Act, SC 2000, c 9 [Act], namely: sections 66(1) (e), (f), & (g) and 67(2)
[Signature Requirement Provision]; 67(1), (3)(a), (b), & (c) [Witness Requirement Provision];
and 67(4)(a) [Deposit Requirement Provision], which specifically impose requirements upon
candidates prior to being included on a ballot.
[2]
The Applicant seeks declaratory relief that these provisions infringe s 3 of the Canadian
Charter of Rights and Freedoms [Charter], which provides that: “Every citizen of Canada has
the right to vote in an election of members of the House of Commons or of a legislative assembly
and to be qualified for membership therein”; and that the infringements by the three candidacy
2017 ABQB 645 (CanLII)
Citation: Szuchewycz v Canada (Attorney General), 2017 ABQB 645